Yesterday, February 8, it was reported that the Falcons will hire former San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Bryant Young to be their defensive line coach in 2017, replacing Bryan Cox.
Longtime Falcons fans might remember Bryant Young as a disruptive force on the 49ers defensive line during the 1990s, back when the Falcons and 49ers were both in the NFC West and the Falcons had the misfortune of facing dominant 49ers teams twice a season. Young joined the 49ers as a 1st round pick in 1994 and quickly teamed with Dana Stubblefield to give the 49ers a devastating interior defensive line.